Getting Started With Smalltalk

You have just downloaded Cincom Smalltalk or are starting to use it and you don't know where to start? This section of the Wiki is for beginners. Download Cincom Smalltalk NC Tutorials Documentation Training Books News and Updates Web Resources FAQ Goodies Basic Concepts Sample Applications News and Latest Updates News White Papers Cincom Smalltalk Download Site Latest patches for Cincom Smalltalk Tutorials and Walk-Throughs VisualWorks includes a number of resources to help you get started quickly: A short Walk-Through for new users. It introduces the VisualWorks programming environment and enables a beginning programmer to quickly build a GUI-based application. A short Tutorial on the XML to Object tools(pdf) in the WS* implementation A Web Services in VisualWorks Tutorial(pdf) A pair of On-line Tutorials are provided for users who know nothing about Smalltalk but a little something about programming. On this same page is a third tutorial about using VisualWorks for web development. A Lesson Browser is also included in the programming environment. Start the Lesson Browser from the Help menu in the VisualWorks Launcher. UIUC VisualWorks Wiki Tutorial Links Quickstart Programming Notes Adding a Simple Web Server Interface Product Documentation VisualWorks includes complete product documentation, located in the /doc directory of the VisualWorks installation, or downloadable from the Cincom site (PDF format). For an overview, start with Welcome.pdf at the top level of the installation The Application Developer's Guide describes the VisualWorks environment, tools, base libraries, and their usage. This guide is appropriate for developers of all levels, since it covers the fundamentals of the base system and includes numerous examples of how to work with the VisualWorks class library. Resources The Why Smalltalk Site is a great resource for all things Smalltalk. Monty Kamath's Smalltalk Advocacy Site Community VisualWorks is supported by an active, smart, and very responsive on-line community. On USENET, there's comp.lang.smalltalk and comp.lang.smalltalk.advocacy. A mailing list is available for the non-commercial product as well An IRC channel exists where you can ask questions and get an immediate response. Code Repository A public code repository is available, where you may browse and share VisualWorks code with other developers. Public Source Code Repository Basic Concepts Why Object Orientation? Sample Applications Survey Application Page CSTBlogModule Feel free to add to this section!